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Metrosideros polymorpha
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
As recorded: Metrosideros polymorpha var. macrophylla (Rock) H.St.John
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Stemmermann, R.L.
- Collector number
- 6852
- Date
- July 28, 1983
- Locality
- Road to Research Center
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.4167, -155.2500
- Elevation
- 1,158 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Metrosideros polymorpha observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,143 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Pahoa
(c) Hannah Sarver, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Doreen O'Donovan, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-10-22
Kīlauea Iki Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Lucy Breda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) chokans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros polymorpha. BISH 487229. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956584229. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/487229.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956584229 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026